AE Flashcards
What percentage of the world’s cultivated crops today were initially developed by aboriginal farmers?
60% of the world’s crops came from aboriginal farmers. Some examples of crops they developed were tomatoes, potatoes, corn, peppers, and squash.
The environment determined territories, hunting practices, transportation options, and trading routes. What did the environment also create a need.
The environment created a need for technology to live in this world. For example, the canoes were made to travel faster and efficiently.
What type of farming did the aboriginals concentrate on? Provide details on one example.
Aboriginals focused on sustainable farming practices and plant science. For example, for plant science, they learned that they can not grow the same plant in the same soil for Yeats because the soil loses the nutrients the plants need.
Name a difference between aboriginal and European agricultural practices.
Aboriginal agricultural practices were based on learning about plants and being sustainable. Also, they only took what they needed from the world.
European agricultural practices were more based on animal farming. The Europeans were not concerned as much about the world, leading them to not caring about sustainability and biodiversity.
Who were the Haudenosaunee? Where did they live? Why do you think they chose to settle there? What factors led to their population growth.
Haudenosaunee were the first farmers. They lived in the Great Lakes of St. Lawrence Lowland. Haudenosaunee most likely settled there because of the fertile soil and the long growing season let them create an agricultural lifestyle. Their farming techniques led to an abundance of letting population increase.
Describe how they were considered to be such good farmers.
Because they had such an advanced knowledge of plants, they made medicines that became the basis of modern Western medication. Not only that, but they developed hundreds of varieties of corn and grinding techniques while maintaining nutritional values.
What role did women have in the community? How do you think their status is different from other communities you are familiar with?
Women’s role in the community was to harvest the crops. Women in the aboriginal community held a high status, comparing this to other communities. There is a big difference. Women often can get a role with a high status because of gender biases.
What is sweetgrass, and what was it used for?
Sweetgrass was gathered for spiritual and ceremonial purposes. The sweetgrass was dried to create a soothing aroma.
Name three diseases and the cures for each, discovered by the aboriginals.
They made a cure for scurvy. Aboriginal ls collected cedar bark, a needles turning ot into a drink that was full of vitamins and minerals to cure scurvy, which lacks nuteriance. Also found a cure for malaria by making chloroquine. Lastly, a cure dysentery, which is cured by ipecac.
Name three of the most common types of items traded among aboriginal communities.
The most traded items were arrowheads, tools, shells, and seafood.
What was wampum? What was it used for, and what did it symbolize?
Wampum were beads exchanged between people who got threaded on a string or turned on a belt. Wampum symbolized events and alliances and used to special occasions.
What made the canoe a “masterpiece of Ameridian inventiveness?”
The canoe was a masterpiece of Amerindian inventiveness because it was an ideal craft for traveling in the wilderness. Easy to travel through rivers and they easy to carry on land.
Provide two examples of how the Aboriginals were able to overcome transportation in the harsh winters.
They made canoes that were easy to move, and the paddles could face forwards, making fast and efficient travel. To travel over deep snow easier, they made sleds, and they got pulled by dogs or wolves. Also, snowshoes.
Who were the Thule? Describe three arctic innovations used by this group.
The Thule were northern travelers who migrated following the seasonal patterns. They made goggles to prevent damaging their eyes, and the goggles looked like a little piece of wood with 2 slits in it so you could see. The kayaks got made out of stretched seal or caribou skin over wood or bone frames.
Explain how the aboriginal economies fit in their world “World View.”
The aboriginal economies fit in with their world view because they were equal with nature and apart of a continous cycle like nature. The lead to the aboriginal people’s having a sustainable lifestyle, only taking what they need from nature
